Butterfly Kisses by Samantha Hicks

Author:Samantha Hicks
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: FDP Publications
Published: 2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The day had arrived for Molly to go home. The private ambulance was booked for one o’clock and Molly was filled with excitement to be going back to the farm. But before that could happen she had to have the meeting with Barry and Ralph. She and Jac had arrived at a quiet table in the cafeteria ten minutes ago and Tiffany had just turned up, carrying a Styrofoam cup of coffee. She sat to Molly’s left while Jac sat on her right. Molly herself was in an adapted wheelchair. A platform stuck out from the seat to allow her legs to remain straight. A cushion was behind her back to help support her pelvis and as she thought the other day, she was in quite a lot of pain. She had already taken a pain killer, half her normal dose, as she wanted to be alert as much as possible for the meeting. She turned to Tiffany.

“You still want to do this? It’s not too late to back out.”

“Yes, it’s time.” Tiffany took a sip of coffee and glanced at Jac, who had her head buried in paperwork. “You’re sure the contract is solid?”

“It’s all good. Contract law was my specialty. There are no loopholes for them to exploit. We’ll get this signed and they will be off your backs.”

Molly reached over and squeezed Jac’s hand. “Thank you for this.” Jac didn’t reply, just smiled. All three looked up when they glimpsed Barry and Ralph approaching. To Molly’s mind, they looked like sharks circling their prey. She was glad she had Jac and Tiffany bracketing her on each side, the thought of sitting next to either of the men making her nauseous.

“Good morning ladies, let’s make this quick shall we? My client is waiting for me to phone, he doesn’t have all day.”

Molly glared at Ralph, a new hatred building inside her. She looked away, toward Jac, knowing she would be doing all the talking.

“Gentlemen,” Jac said, drawing their attention to her and off Molly. Here is the contract I have drawn up.” She passed a copy to each of the men. “The long and short of it is, Bloomin’ Butterfly will vacate the land by August first. That’ll give them time to close down the business and allow Ms. Fisher sufficient time to recover from her recent accident.” She glanced between the two men. “These terms are non-negotiable.”

Barry and Ralph didn’t say anything for a few minutes as they began to read the three-page document. Eventually, they looked at each other and excused themselves from the room. Molly couldn’t read their reactions to the contract, she had no idea if they would agree or not, but really, if they wanted the land, they wouldn’t have a choice but to sign. They came back in a few minutes later and sat down. Ralph was the one to speak.

“I have just phoned my client and he had agreed the time constraints are a little long. That being said, if you can take it down to July first, we’ll be happy to sign.

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